MagicEngine

[Ted]

ME is giving me a hard time. Its registered and it keeps giving me the NO CD problem.

I read the board a few times to solve the probs and I triead all solutions and it still gives me the no CD prob

Im running WIN XP Pro.
with 2 cd roms 1 dvd and one CDRW.

The log File says this:
[SOUND INIT]
init sound timer... OK
init direct sound interface... OK
set cooperative level... OK
create primary buffer... OK
setup primary buffer: freq=44100 channels=2 bits=16... OK
alloc sound buffer... OK
play sound buffer... OK
check sound buffer... OK
init CD audio volume control... no control!

[CD-ROM INIT]
opening ASPI DLL... OK
scanning ASPI devices... no CD-ROM drive found!
CD-ROM emulation disabled!


and my PCE config is this:

# ----
# emulation settings
# ----

[emulation]

;
; soft reset (RUN + SELECT)
; --
; y -> enabled [default]
; n -> disabled
;

soft_reset=y


# ----
# sound settings
# ----
#

[sound]

;
; sound
; --
; y -> enabled [default]
; n -> disabled
;

sound=y

;
; frequency
; --
; set sound frequency (8000 - 48000)
;

frequency=44100

;
; 16-bit
; --
; y -> enabled [16-bit]
; n -> disabled [ 8-bit]
;

16bit=y

;
; stereo
; --
; y -> enabled [stereo]
; n -> disabled [mono]
;

stereo=y

;
; interpolation
; --
; y -> enabled
; n -> disabled [default]
;

interpolation=n

;
; delay
; --
; adjust sound DMA delay (2 - 30), in 1/60th of second
; (best delay is auto detected by default)
;

delay=

;
; CD-ROM audio input line
; --
; 0 -> first audio input line [default]
; 1 -> second audio input line
; ...
;

cd_audio_input_line=0


# ----
# video settings
# ----
#

[video]

;
; display zoom
; --
; 0 -> software [default]
; 1 -> hardware
;

zoom=1

;
; auto frame skip
; --
; y -> enabled
; n -> disabled [default]
;

auto_frame_skip=n


# ----
# TV mode settings
# ----

[tv_mode]

;
; tv_mode
; --
; y -> start in TV mode
; n -> start in normal mode [default]
;

tv_mode=n

;
; wide screen
; --
; y -> enabled
; n -> disabled [default]
;

wide=n

;
; horizontal interpolation
; --
; y -> enabled [default]
; n -> disabled
;

interpolation=y

;
; quality
; --
; 0 -> high (slow) [default]
; 1 -> low (faster)
;

quality=0

;
; scanlines:
; --
; 0 -> 100%
; 1 -> 75%
; 2 -> 50% [default]
;

scanlines=0

;
; gamma correction:
; --
; adjust gamma level (0 - 5)
;

gamma=1

;
; brightness control:
; --
; adjust brightness (0 -
;

brightness=1


# ----
# gamepad settings
# ----

[gamepad]

;
; gamepad
; --
; y -> enabled [default]
; n -> disabled
;

gamepad=y

;
; auto fire speed
; --
; 1 (fast) to 10 (slow)
;

auto_fire_speed=2


# ----
# keyboard settings
# ----

[keyboard]

;
; type of keyboard
; --
; 0 -> AZERTY
; 1 -> QWERTY [default]
; 2 -> QWERTZ
;

type=1

;
; enable numeric keypad
; --
; enable keys 1 to 9 on the numeric keypad
;
; y -> enabled
; n -> disabled [default]
;

numpad=n

;
; auto repeat delay
; --
; 1 (very fast) to 8 (slow)
;

auto_repeat_delay=2

;
; auto repeat rate
; --
; number of time the key is repeated per second (1 - 16)
;

auto_repeat_rate=9


# ----
# load menu settings
# ----

[load]

;
; drive list
; --
; list of disk drives displayed in the load menu
;

drive_list=CDEF


# ----
# misc. settings
# ----

[misc]

;
; state file compression
; --
; y -> enable [default]
; n -> disable
;

compress_state_file=y

;
; backup ram format
; --
; 0 -> old format (backup.ram)
; 1 -> new format (backup.dat, backup.idx) [default]
;

backup_ram=1


# ----
# CD-ROM settings
# ----

[cdrom]

;
; CD-ROM drive
; --
; 0 -> first CD-ROM drive [default]
; 1 -> second CD-ROM drive
; ...
;

drive=

;
; SCSI driver timeout
; --
; change the delay that the emulator waits when accessing
; the CD-ROM SCSI driver, 0 is infinite delay
;

timeout=0

;
; CD-ROM cache
; --
; y -> enable
; n -> disable [default]
;

cache=n

;
; CD-ROM cache size
; --
; in KB [default is 512KB]
;

cache_size=512


# ----
# path settings
# ----

[path]

;
; system card paths
; --
;

system_card_1=
system_card_2=
system_card_3=
system_card_4=

;
; config path
; --
; (pce.cfg,
; backup.dat, backup.idx,
; games.idx,
; time.dat,
; k12x12.fnt, k16x16.fnt)
;

config=

;
; screenshot path
; --
;

screenshots=

;
; saved game path
; --
;

saved_games=


Please help!

[Tru]

Seeing as though it is "resgistered. why not upgrade to the current version of Magic Engine? It "IS" registered under your name... right? Or are you here asking us how you can pirate an Old Copy of Magic Engine on the Magic Engine forum?

I say this just cause of the bug issues in the earlier versions, if you have a registered copy of it, you really should upgrade to the current version. It is free to upgrade provided you have a legit ME registration. Upgrading may cure your problem.

Trû
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[Ted]

[Tru]

Easy. Just got to the main page: http://www.magicengine.com/uk_index.html

then go to the downloads section and choose what platform you wish to download. Move your reg file into the main directory of the uncompressed ME Directory, and presto.

If you have problems with the reg file not working with the newer version of ME, simply write to David with your Order information, and he will give you a new key if one is needed.

And it is called "pirate" if you have a registered copy of something that needs to be paid for in order to function uncrippled, and you have a fully functioning item that you never paid for. You do not need to be the one who distributes it, but if it is a pirate copy, then someone else distributed it to you (aka: on a warez page or emu page, they are easily found and most times reported back here.).

If you have any additional questions on how to obtain the upgrade, feel free to ask away here. If your reg file is a pirate version, then do not expect it to work in any future upgrades of ME as most pirate reg files are quickly blacklisted within ME.

Trû
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